Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-29

American Legation, said - be I'm is.
CHICAGO, Nov. Chichester Holcomb, Of Pekin,
China, formerly OF the American legation, is In
the city. morning paper publishes an interview
with Mr.. Holcomb in which it asserts that he is
In league with heavy American capitalists In
China Investments, and that he Will obtain q
charter his return TO China for the construction
OF a double-track railway TO run from some con-
venient point in Pekin to the iron and coal noun
tains that lie a little less than l5 miles distant.
He will also Imperial letters patent author
izing the Holcomb American syndicate 70 open up
coal and iron mines in said mountains and 10 sup
ply the Chinese generally with coal and iron; 10
construct water-works In Pekin and TO supply
ers, viaducts, bridges, &C.
DISTRIBUTING THE NIrKIEwIcz CONCESSIONS.
He says the pressing question with China just
now IS the best method Of developing her railroads
and mining systems The Chinese government re-
allied the necessity for the development OF inter-
nal communication, but the delay was caused by
OF the business. There was nothing In the conces-
sions said 10 have been granted Count Mitkiew1cz
in some one OF the government ollces but thus did
not bind anybody. The two Ch1namen who re-
turned with the so-called count 70 the United
States were not oflcias, and were brought over 10
carry out the counts deceptions. When the Chi
nese government decided 70 hnild railroads and
to be secured. She had no skilled labor; she had
iron and metals but no facilities for working them.
na @en Of wealth and Would % be given
every facility, adventurers would nnd anything
but welcome.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Respecting Chinese immigration, Mr Holcomb
said that China was willing that America should
be careful about the class OF emigrants from her
shores but she still thought she was dscriminated
against un1ustly. In California the people thought
that there should be q more rigid restriction law
than the present one. To a man who has never
was that q Chinaman who had been In America
would on his return home, sell his certificate OF
American residence, ana Others would use it.
will Come Into q aAandsonse Property.
AN AGED GERMAN PROVING HIS CLAIM 10 VALUABLE
LAND IN WISCONSIN,.
CHICAGO Nov. ga Madison, Wis, special
city, and win present an interesting case TO the
state land commissioner to-day. He claims that
OF land n s 81 crox counsy paying A TO the ssase
S4O0 therefor. The Official record shows this 10 be
fact. Gov Taylor afterward ignorantly patented
now the Omaha Company, which elected Neitge
and put him In jail for trespass The railway sta
now located on the land the value OF which is now
over 100000. Heitges claim appears 10 pe
valid one.
schilling's Charges Against Mexico.
HIS NEIGHBoRs IN TEXAS INCLINED 10 REGARD HIN
c,,,ooo Nov 20 san Antonio Tex spectal
says: Louis Schilling, the German-American, who
Is now In washington with petition Tor federal
aid In his efforts 70 obtain reparation from the
crueties be claims to have received from the hands
OF the Mexican authorities, Is pronounced crank
II NOT an actual lunatic by neighbos In Western
Texas among whom he says he lived for several
year1 It appears that Schillng was tried and
convicted OF Lunacy at Fort Davis about year
AGO and was turned over 70 his brother for safe
keepinR He soon escaped from bis brother and
wandered over into Mexico, soon after which he
Claimed TO have been robbed, shot and unJustly
Imprisoned by Mexican on1cerA his acQuaintances
here give credence 20 the stories Of cruelty he
Is cauSanR 70 be wired from Washingtoo 70 various
Northern and western papor1
DubDiu Hlssss aoA CheesS uaRe1age00s
DusLn Nov. 2o.-Lord Harrington has arrived
here He was both hisoeo ana cAeereo - he In
the train.
The GaslSc AshDosse Assoo1asso0s
Dupaxx Nov. 2a-Archh1sAop Cro1e hes o1vsa
nofioe of . convention % b hGn % O. 6tepAoos
Day nor the purpose 0 reocganlk1ng the 0eellc
Athletic Association, IN Wh1ch, - onyA am011AOU
alma an6 prseensaons haSs bsen osveaoped
Th1Tsy-oAno DeaOW zorO In H0Wa,
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